[BerntR]

You're a much better golfer than I, but I still think I see room for improvement in your swing.

In the back swing you have a lateral move of your pelvis/hips, and you basically lose all your secondary spine tilt in the process.

You also have a bit of lateral in the down swing. That leaves the hands somewhat behind - right elbow too much behind for my liking half way down - and that sets you up for a lateral move through the ball. And when you go lateral, there will be a tendency to replace rotation with goat humping.

Shaft angle is pretty steep into the follow through for a golfer of your caliber. And it is indicative of a move through impact with very little rotational force in the depth dimension.


If you focus on turning right hip more and deeper going back, you will have more secondary tilt at the top, and be in a better position...

... for a better turn with more rotation and less lateral through the ball and beyond.

Also, I think you will be better served to get the hands more in front of you early in the down swing. It will put your hands better in sync with the shoulder motion and set you up for better rotation. If you can get your right elbow closer to your side (if you prefer a punch elbow) - or back in front of you (if you'd like to have a pitch elbow)....

About this time two years ago I jumped in to this world of TGM and alignment golf. My journey so far has been educational filled with moments of "total consciousness" and other times of total gaps in my ability to program my machine.

Today I begin to dust off the dowels, ping pong paddles, ropes and lasers to prepare for 2014.

In trolling the web this winter I found that early extension / goat humping is a hot topic. This interests me because I have always been known by my playing partners to hit the occasional hosel rocket. In looking through the 7th addition which I receive this Xmas (thanks wifey) I can't find an explanation of this action. I'm sure it's in there .... I'm sure I have some of this in my swing too b/c my butt line moves a good 4" towards the ball in transition.

I open this to those ahead of me on their journey; have you experienced early extension issues and are they cure able and how? Am I early extending?
http://youtu.be/YxColVkokrE